UC Riverside Releases New Citrus Variety

‘DaisySL’ is sweet to eat; bears very few seeds; has attractive appearance

Fruit cluster from young 'DaisySL' tree. Photo credit: T. Williams, Roose lab, UC Riverside.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Citrus researchers at the University of California, Riverside have released a new mandarin (or tangerine) for commercial production. Named ‘DaisySL’ for Daisy seedless, the new fruit is finely textured and juicy, with a rich, sweet and distinctive flavor when mature. Its rind is smooth and thin, and bears a deep orange color. Read more from press release>